In re the Constitutionality of Senate Bill No. 65
Supreme Court of Colorado
The resolution and question submitted to the court read as follows: “Whereas, senate bill No. 65 proposes to materially increase the fees and emoluments of the several district attorneys in the state: Therefore be it resolved, that the supreme court be requested to answer the following question: Will the provisions of senate bill No. 65 apply to the district attorneys now in office?” The constitutional amendment adopted in the fall, of 1886, and construed in the opinion of…
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The resolution and question submitted to the court read as follows: “Whereas, senate bill No. 65 proposes to materially increase the fees and emoluments of the several district attorneys in the state: Therefore be it resolved, that the supreme court be requested to answer the following question: Will the provisions of senate bill No. 65 apply to the district attorneys now in office?” The constitutional amendment adopted in the fall, of 1886, and construed in the opinion of the court, reads: “ The supreme court shall give its opinion upon important questions upon solemn occasions, when…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Helm
The framers of our constitution specified the jurisdiction to be exercised by this court. They declared that, with certain designated exceptions, this jurisdiction should be purely appellate and supervisory. A few writs and proceeding were named in connection with which the court was clothed with original jurisdiction.. S.ec. 3, art. 6.
The section mentioned has been construed by this court as applying only to cases where questions publici juris are raised, thus excluding from this branch of its jurisdiction all controversies wherein private rights alone are involved. Wheeler v. Irrigation Co.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Wheeler v. Northern Colorado Irrigation Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1886
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